Anthony Edwards started 0-of-10 from the field, his Timberwolves teammates also were cold, and Minnesota trailed by 23 at one point.
May 6, 2025; Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA; Golden State Warriors forward Jimmy Butler goes to the basket against Minnesota Timberwolves center Rudy Gobert in the fourth quarter during game one of the second round for the 2025 NBA Playoffs at Target Center.
Mandatory Credit: Bruce Kluckhohn-Imagn ImagesIt felt like 2018 in Minnesota Tuesday night, and that’s not a good thing. That fall, as Jimmy Butler was trying to force a trade out of Minnesota, he walked into one legendary practice, grabbed four end-of-the-bench players and led them in a scrimmage against the starters, talking smack the entire time and leading the scrubs to a win., Jimmy Butler led an undermanned Warriors team with 20 points, 11 rebounds and eight assists. Curry or no Curry the Warriors played strong defense, got timely shooting such as Draymond Green knocking down four 3-pointers, pushed their lead out to 23 at one point, and then held on at the end to pick up the 99-88 victory.One is whether Curry will be available Thursday night, or at any point for the rest of the series. Curry will get an MRI on Wednesday to determine the severity of the hamstring strain, but he was seen by reporters limping as he left the arena.The concern for the Warriors is that even if this is a “mild” Grade 1 strain, Curry could miss most of this series. Severity of the strain will ultimately dictate how much time Steph Curry potentially misses. Average time lost for confirmed G1 strain is ~10 days. That jumps to ~31 days for G2 strains. Time lost for nondescript strains is ~12 days.The other takeaway is that Anthony Edwards came out flat, shooting 0-of-10 to open the game, scoring just one point in the first half, and the rest of the Timberwolves followed his lead. Anthony and his teammates seemed thrown off by the zone defense Steve Kerr threw at them for chunks of the night. Here is what Timberwolves coach Chris Finch said, “It starts with Anthony. He struggled early and the light went out... You’re the leader of the team. You have to come out and set the tone.” “People are going to try to blame whatever, blame whoever,” Edwards said, via the Associated Press. “They can blame me. I just didn’t play good enough.” Minnestoa started to put it together in the fourth quarter and got the Warriors’ lead down to single digits, but Buddy Hield and the Warriors hit enough key shots late to hold on. Hield finished with 24 points and had five made 3-pointers. Minnesota shot below 40% as a team, and while Edwards came back to lead the team in scoring with 23 he shot just 9-of-22. Julius Randle was 4-of-11 on his way to 18 points, and Naz Reid added 19 off the bench. Expect a different Timberwolves team in Game 2, if not they will be in a hole that may be too deep to climb out of.
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